volver

/bolˈbeɾ/ · A1 · verb

to come back, go back

🔄 volver = re-VOLVE: Latin volvere, to roll, so you roll back to where you began

From Latin volvere, to roll or turn, the same root as English revolve and revolution. To volver is to turn around and roll back to your starting point. Volver a + infinitive means to do something again: one more turn of the wheel.

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